Program
Monday
6 – 9 pm required
Tuesday – Saturday:
silent practice 8 – 9 am (strongly encouraged)
practice 10:30 am – 1:30 pm required
practice 3 – 6:30 pm required
Sunday:
silent sit 8 – 9 am (strongly encouraged)
practice 10:30 am – 1:30 pm required
Generosity Practice & Dana information
It takes time to practice generosity, but being generous is the best use of our time.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Here is the information for offering monetary dana:
Account number: FI84 4108 0010 3769 97
Name: Nirodha Ry
Reference numbers:
Teacher dana: 40231211
Manager dana: 40231224
BIC: ITELFIHH
I updated the reference numbers as there was an issue with the first one.
If you would like to donate directly to Nirodha, you can leave out the reference number and add a message like ”Dana to Nirodha”.
You may offer monetary dana until 17.12.
Resources
– Link to the retreat description
– The Three Bases of Insight Dialogue
– Morning Chant
– Sallatha Sutta
– Suomenlinna gate’s inscription: ”Posterity, stand here on your own and do not rely on the help of strangers”
– Wednesday’s Sangha Poem
– Live as River Flows, a poem by John O’Donohue
– Whirlpools and Stagnant Waters (Part 1 & Part 2), the beginning of a book chapter by Charlotte Joko Beck
– Empathy and Compassion, research paper by Singer and Klimecki
– Ehipassiko – See for yourself
– The Answer to Anger & Aggression is Patience, online article
– Parami, Ways to Cross Life’s Floods, book on transcendent virtues such as patience
– Rama’s Questions
Engage after retreat
– Possibilities of engagement in Insight Dialogue Community
– Insight Dialogue Community – webpage
– 17.12. mindful relational practice day in Finnish at Sampo-center, Helsinki (a day earlier is introduction day to this practice if you want to invite a friend to try this format out)
– On Fridays 5 pm-6.30 pm, a bi-weekly relational practice group gather in Sampo-center, Helsinki. You can mail me (jaakko.m.mattila@gmail.com) if you want to be added to their mailing list.
– Nirodha webpage: retreats, courses, recordings and access to local groups (check also Nirodha in Facebook and Nirodhan Virtuaalisangha-group). Silent and guided remote practice opportunities and links from the Nirodha main page
– Relational Mindfulness Resources